s and activities in life. I was also taught that one should obey their mother and father no matter what they said, meaning I often experienced a great deal of guilt in going against either of their wishes. Mr. ReffnerÆs teaching made me feel worthwhile and important. He made me see that I was valuable in my own right on my own terms and that my development was limited only by my own constraints. This opened entire new worlds of learning, activities and development to me that may never have happened had I not experienced ôReffÆsö influence. ôReffö often inspired us with great sayings that many might find inappropriate for their blunt and direct nature. We loved them. One pertained to the quality of job one does, no matter what the task. Like Morrie, he
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